"Halfway through, I had to get my phone out 'cause nobody's gonna believe this, a beaver biting my kayak," Wherley to WPMT Thursday afternoon. "It wouldn't stop, so I used my paddle tried to hit it to get it away, and it just wouldn't stop, would't stop."

Realizing the beaver wasn't giving up, Wherley used what he had on hand.

"I pulled (the paddle) in half and was . . . hitting him with the metal part. I figured that would do more," he added.

It finally let up, but went straight for Layla.

"The beaver came up to the kayak, and tried to get in the kayak," Layla said.